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After years of unsuccessful makeover attempts by previous management teams, the British luxury trench coat brand appears to be turning a corner and increased sales by 4% over the three months through June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
People say the final piece, the corner pieces, the edge pieces.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
He'd throw balls and I'd have to try to hit it to a certain place: that corner, then that corner.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The chili dog vendor, which has been at the corner of La Brea and Melrose for 80 years, is set to open its first location in Japan at the end of this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
From the corner of my eye, I could see Mrs. Kuen clasp her hands, her grip tightening as I played.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The only time she appears to get emotional is during Hampstead - a ballad that deals with her portrayal in the media and the darker corners of the internet.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
No fog lights grace the front lower corners; the molded blanks in the lower grille look like waffle irons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Despite the look of crowded penalty areas and jostling at corners seemingly taking away from the division stylistically, Maresca still feels it is the "best league" with the "best players".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
What was once tucked into corners of the internet is now visible just beneath the sheen of any social media algorithm.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
They swiveled around corners, marched up flights of stairs and down again, and passed through doors that creaked as if they had not been opened in years.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Prime Video has cornered the market on young-adult fiction, catering to a massive audience of women and girls who want to escape into love stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Christ was cornered — pay taxes to Rome, or be branded a traitor — and so he turned the trap into a statement about the limits of power.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
We’re frankly confused how Auchincloss cornered himself into this one.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
Vietnam has cornered the market on robusta since emerging from its war in the 1970s.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
“Yeah, a bunch of Death Eaters cornered him, Bill said, but he fought his way out. He’s on the run now, just like us.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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With ambitions of cornering the electric vehicle market, India is also on the lookout for critical minerals such as lithium -- another resource Australia has in abundance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In other words, it is the track where cornering performance - particularly at low and medium-speed - is most important, and engine power least.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
No surprise, the CX-50 has some handles, with taut body control and keen line-tracing in transient cornering and braking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
The reduced downforce has lowered cornering speeds and ensured some of the quicker corners, where drivers did not have to slow down before, will be more challenging.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
You were steadily cornering the market in self-pride.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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